Pope Joan
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Pope Joan is a 1972 historical drama film, directed by Michael Anderson, that explores the medieval legend of a woman who allegedly disguised herself as a man and became pope.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pope Joan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11220304 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pope Joan Context triple: [Michael Anderson, notableWork, Pope Joan]
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A.
Saint Fosca
Saint Fosca is a Christian martyr venerated particularly in northern Italy, where several churches and shrines are dedicated to her memory.
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B.
Princess of Palestrina
Princess of Palestrina is a fictional noblewoman from Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known as the mother of the Old Woman and a symbol of fallen aristocratic grandeur.
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C.
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman is a 1916 silent historical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that portrays the life and martyrdom of Joan of Arc.
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D.
Pucela
Pucela is the commonly used nickname for the Spanish football club Real Valladolid, often used to refer to both the team and the city of Valladolid.
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E.
Maria Spes Nostra
Maria Spes Nostra is a Latin Marian phrase meaning "Mary, Our Hope," expressing devotion to the Virgin Mary as a source of spiritual trust and intercession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pope Joan Target entity description: Pope Joan is a 1972 historical drama film, directed by Michael Anderson, that explores the medieval legend of a woman who allegedly disguised herself as a man and became pope.
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A.
Saint Fosca
Saint Fosca is a Christian martyr venerated particularly in northern Italy, where several churches and shrines are dedicated to her memory.
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B.
Princess of Palestrina
Princess of Palestrina is a fictional noblewoman from Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known as the mother of the Old Woman and a symbol of fallen aristocratic grandeur.
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C.
Joan the Woman
Joan the Woman is a 1916 silent historical drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that portrays the life and martyrdom of Joan of Arc.
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D.
Pucela
Pucela is the commonly used nickname for the Spanish football club Real Valladolid, often used to refer to both the team and the city of Valladolid.
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E.
Maria Spes Nostra
Maria Spes Nostra is a Latin Marian phrase meaning "Mary, Our Hope," expressing devotion to the Virgin Mary as a source of spiritual trust and intercession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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historical drama film ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Pope Joan ⓘ |
| cinematography | Erwin Hillier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Michael Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia-Warner Distributors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Ernest Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| genre | historical drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gender identity
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medieval Catholic Church ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | woman who disguises herself as a man and becomes pope ⓘ |
| producer |
Gustav Bertram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Briley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Allied Artists
NERFINISHED
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CCC Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s films ⓘ |
| runtime | 129 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Briley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Franco Nero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie Anne-Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Liv Ullmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximilian Schell NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Pope Joan (legendary female pope) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Pope Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pope Joan Description of subject: Pope Joan is a 1972 historical drama film, directed by Michael Anderson, that explores the medieval legend of a woman who allegedly disguised herself as a man and became pope.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.